There’s so much division in the Body of Christ in this generation as there are fights over doctrine, fights over personal opinions, fights over personal agendas, and even fights over politics within the church itself.
These schisms, or separations, were created by people who have either stopped listening to the Holy Spirit or who have never listened to the Holy Spirit in the first place. (1 Corinthians 3:3)
Many have tried to stop the separations within the Body by different means, but in the end, there’s only One Person, Who is going to cause us as a Body of Christ to unify the way we’re supposed to, and that person is the Holy Spirit!
In order for this to happen though, we must be willing to lay down our own personal agendas at the feet of Jesus Christ. To do that, we must be willing to take up our cross and follow Him and His example for us (Luke 9:23).
This cannot be manufactured by man, put in place by man, or instituted by man; it can only come forth by a personal surrender to the Will of God, the plan of God, and the ability of God operating from within a surrendered life.
“But the person who is united to the Lord becomes ONE SPIRIT WITH HIM.” 1 Corinthians 6:17
The church needs to learn to surrender to Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. As they do they will begin to discover through that place of personal surrender that the Holy Spirit will place them into a position of alignment within the Body where they are designed to fit.
“A MAN’S GIFT MAKES ROOM FOR HIM and brings him before great men.” Proverbs 18:16
Every single person who has been brought into Jesus Christ has a place within the Body, of Whom Jesus Christ is the Head. As we receive instructions from Him (as the Head) by the Holy Spirit we will Supernaturally find ourselves put into that place where He (the Holy Spirit) has designed us to fit and to function.
“For by [means of the personal agency of] One [Holy] Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized [and by baptism united together] into ONE BODY, and all made to drink of ONE [HOLY] SPIRIT.” 1 Corinthians 12:13
As you surrender to the Holy Spirit and His Plan for your life, you’re going to find yourself linked, joined, and connected to some people whom you probably never imagined that you would be joined to. As we continue to submit ourselves to the leadings and promptings of the Holy Spirit, He will cause this unity, desired by God (John 17:21), to emerge Supernaturally around us.
“SO BE SUBJECT TO GOD. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.” James 4:7
If you feel as if you don’t have a place in the Body and you don’t fit anywhere, maybe you need a full surrender to the obedience of the Holy Spirit in your life.
Remember, it is His job to lead you into all Truth! So, if we really are surrendered to Him and listening to Him, then that’s exactly what He will do. He will cause us to Function by His Supernatural Ability and Fit In By His Grace!
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